How to Make the Sailrite® Winch Cover Kit

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A winch cover protects your winch, shielding it from damage and extending its lifespan. This Winch Cover Kit is an easy way to make a custom-fitted cover for your boat’s winch. The hidden bungee cord choker inside the winch cover secures the cover tightly to your winch. Even if you are new to sewing, this beginner-friendly kit is easy to assemble and sew. Order the kit in your choice of canvas color, then follow along with our detailed instructional video to learn how to make your kit. Let’s get started.
Video Chapters:
  • Measuring Winch — 0:46 mins.
  • Modifying Pattern for Winch Size — 1:14 mins.
  • Hemming Body & Sleeve for Choker — 6:56 mins.
  • Joining Choker to Body — 9:50 mins.
  • Sewing Circular Top — 12:53 mins.
  • Tensioning Shock Cord — 16:27 mins.
  • How to Install on Winch — 18:30 mins.
Materials List:
  • Sailrite® Winch Cover Kit #126340
Tools List:

Required (Not Included):

  • Sewing machine
  • Soapstone pencil or other fabric marking tool
  • Scissors or other cutting tool
  • Ruler or straightedge
  • Soft measuring tape

Recommended (Not Included):

  • Magnetic sewing guide
  • Thread snips
  • Fabric clips
  • Pencil

On the kit ordering page, you can choose from dozens of colors of Sattler® Marine Grade fabric to match your existing canvaswork. Sattler Marine Grade is a solution-dyed acrylic fabric perfect for marine canvaswork and awnings. With its high UV resistance, water resistance and breathability, it’s great for biminis, dodgers, awnings, weather cloths, covers, cockpit cushions and more. Both sides of the fabric are the same, making this fabric easy to work with and assemble.

Your kit includes enough fabric and materials to make multiple winch covers. This kit accommodates winches sized from 3 to 10 inches in height and 10-3/4 to 21-3/4 inches in circumference.  Here's the possible number of winch covers the kit can make per winch size:

  • #6 Winch: Up to 14 covers
  • #16 Winch: Up to 7 covers
  • #30 Winch: Up to 6 covers
  • #45 Winch: Up to 4 covers
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This kit is the best way to make a cover that's a perfect fit for your boat's winch while also learning important techniques and improving your sewing skills. You'll learn how to measure your winch, how to hem fabric and create a sleeve for the choker, how to sew a circular top onto a fabric panel and more.

If you're looking for more marine cover kits to outfit your boat, we've got you covered. We have kits for binnacle covers, fender covers, tiller covers and more. Click here to browse our Marine Covers DIY Kits category. All of our kits come with the materials you need and detailed instruction videos. With Sailrite in your corner, there's nothing you can't make!

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